Our Father, who art in heaven...
Does this petition in the Lord's Prayer automatically mean that since God is in heaven God is therefore distant? That's how we normally characterize God-- we are here (on the planet Earth) and God is up there (in a detached and distant place called Heaven). But I'm not so sure that that's a Biblical picture. It's quite possible that Heaven is not as far away as we think.
I have no trouble envisioning heaven as other than or different, but I'm no longer comfortable envisioning heaven as a separate realm or a detached dimension of existence. Rather, I would like to think of heaven and earth as two sides of the same coin and as qualitative terms.
In this petition of the Lord's Prayer, Jesus pointed out that our Father is greater, not gone. God hasn't been removed from our daily lives, and in fact interacts with us with grace.
Douglas Hoag
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Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, New Lenox, Illinois.
I'm married with two children.
My MBTI type is E/INFP, in case that means anything to you.
My prayer: Lord, help me finish everything I sta
Most importantly, I believe that the reality and personage of God was uniquely and fully realized in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. No one else comes close.
Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for the seizures and/or convulsions you may experience while reading this blog.
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I'm married with two children.
My MBTI type is E/INFP, in case that means anything to you.
My prayer: Lord, help me finish everything I sta
Most importantly, I believe that the reality and personage of God was uniquely and fully realized in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. No one else comes close.
Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for the seizures and/or convulsions you may experience while reading this blog.
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